Papers
Failsafe Network was founded in 1985, and our experience of over 40 years with failure comes from many different industries and organizations, primarily within complex industrial facilities, many of which serve as examples in our work. Regardless of the industry, all organizations are run by people, just like everything else. And people cause failure. Yes, I said 'cause failure.'
Risk is inherent in all tasks, operations, and personal activities, regardless of routine. Risk is the potential for an unwanted outcome resulting from an incident or event, as determined by its likelihood and the associated consequences. Risk information enables us to prioritize work.
40 Years of History - Failsafe Network was founded in 1985 by C. Robert ‘Bob’ Nelms. These were the cutting edge days of reliability and root cause analysis. Bob was an Aerospace Engineer at McDonnell Douglas. In the mid 70’s, he accepted a position with Allied Chemical in Chesterfield, Virginia. Allied was an internationally recognized leader in Manufacturing Reliability at the time.
Sharing the details of Latent Cause Analysis (LCA) in our four-day Latent Cause
Experience (LCE) is a joy. Many of you reading this likely have fond memories of the first
time you attended the Latent Cause Experience. One aspect I genuinely appreciate
about LCA is that anyone can use it. It's simple yet very effective. Simple and effective
are winning attributes for any endeavor.
There are many similarities and some KEY differences between Latent Cause Analysis and Human and Organizational Performance (HOP). HOP focuses on understanding how humans perform within complex systems and organizations. HOP aims to improve safety, reliability, and performance by designing systems better suited to the people operating within them and fostering an organizational culture that values learning over blame. Here is a list of HOP principles ...